Braintree school welcomes new defibrillator after hospital shop raises cash

Pupils and staff at a Braintree high school will benefit from a life-saving piece of equipment after a charity chipped in with funds.

Friends of Braintree Community Hospital raised £1,000 to help Alec Hunter Academy purchase a defibrillator in preparation for a Year Seven pupil starting in September who has an incurable heart disease.

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